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Private security agencies hold AGM in Kampala
KAMPALA, March 19, 2025 — Grace Matsiko has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Association of Uganda Private Security Organisations [TUPSA]. Matsiko was elected at the annual general meeting [AGM] presided…
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Gov’t receives Shs 40bln to connect rural areas to electricity
KAMPALA, March 19, 2025 – The Government of Uganda has received a €10 million [approximately Shs 40 billion] grant to improve electricity access in the country’s rural and peri-urban areas. The grant,…
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Wazalendo SACCO’s total assets grow to over Shs 1 trillion
JINJA, March 18, 2025 — Uganda’s largest Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisation [SACCO], commonly known as Wazalendo SACCO [WSACCO], has announced that its total assets rose to Shs 1.149 trillion in 2024,…
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Hoima district receives additional Shs 5.5bln for PDM, begins training beneficiaries
HOIMA, March 17, 2025 – Implementers of the Parish Development Model [PDM] in Hoima district have launched a training campaign for beneficiaries of the programme, in preparation for the disbursement of Shs…
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Africa’s Filmmakers Accelerate Action for Gender Empowerment
KAMPALA, March 13, 2025 — As the world celebrates International Women’s Day this month, the film and television industry is revealing itself as a powerful arena of gender transformation, and a highly…
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Credit referencing in Uganda: Unlocking opportunities for growth
KAMPALA, March 12, 2025 –– Uganda has a diverse range of credit providers, including commercial banks, credit institutions, and Microfinance Deposit-Taking Institutions [Tier 1 to Tier 3 financial institutions], Deposit-Taking Microfinance Institutions,…
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Ex-convicts advised to embrace poverty alleviation programmes
LIRA CITY, March 12, 2025 — The police in the Lango Subregion have advised ex-criminals in the area to seek government programmes aimed at alleviating poverty among the people, instead of resorting…
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BoU Governor Atingi-Ego urges Karamoja communities to embrace gov’t credit facilities
MOROTO, March 11, 2025 – The newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Uganda [BoU], Michael Atingi-Ego, has called on communities in Moroto and the wider Karamoja region to take advantage of…
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NARO official urges farmers in Lango to commercialise cassava growing
LIRA CITY, March 11, 2025 – Farmers in Lango Subregion can significantly improve their household incomes by growing cassava for commercial purposes. Dr Christopher Omongo, Head of the Root Crops Programme at…
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Africa coffee exports jump 7.1 percent in January 2025 as Ivory Coast and Uganda lead
KAMPALA, March 10, 2025 — The latest report from the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] reveals that, in January 2025, exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 7.1 percent, rising…
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